Fact Check: Morphed image crediting Modi for India's first Olympic medal goes viral
An image supposedly of a show on a Hindi news channel crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for India's first Olympic medal is going viral.
By Tejal Sinha Published on 30 July 2021 12:04 PM GMT
Hyderabad: An image supposedly of a show on a Hindi news channel crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for India's first Olympic medal is going viral. It is being claimed that the news channel aired the show.
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Fact Check
The viral image is a hoax.
On the bottom of the image we noticed the text "@kamaalzafar". We searched for this account on Twitter but it had no posts.
We also found that many mainstream media had published reports about India winning its first medal in the Tokyo Olympics. On the second day of the start of the Olympic Games, Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won the country's first medal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had congratulated her on the win.
A Google reverse image search of the viral photo directed us to a verified Twitter account that had posted the original picture.
We also found the poster on the official Facebook account of Aaj Tak. It was shared with the caption, "#Khabardar ą¤¦ą„ą¤ą¤æą¤ ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤¤ 9 ą¤¬ą¤ą„ Sweta Singh ą¤ą„ ą¤øą¤¾ą¤„" which means "Watch #Khabardar with Sweta Singh at 9 PM".
We then compared both the images and found that the medals were edited on top of the trophy as well as the main headline of the promo. The promo that is going viral has been edited so neatly that we did not see any font or spelling errors.
It is therefore evident that the viral photo has been morphed image.
